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Analyzing the Dynamics of India-China Trade Imbalance: A Structural and Policy-Oriented Study
This study examines the imbalance in bilateral trade between India and China, which has been marked by a trade deficit on India's side since the early 2000s. Using a descriptive qualitative approach and secondary data sources from academic journals…
Progress on gender matters in the Interim Trade Agreement between the Republic of Chile and the European Union
In recent years, trade agreements between states have evolved, expanding the topics addressed, including, in some cases, chapters on gender. The general objective of this study is to determine whether the Gender Chapter of the Interim Trade…
The Impact of Exchange Rate Volatility on South African Agricultural Exports
The South African exchange rate has been volatile in recent years affecting the competitiveness of commodities in the market. Consequently, South African agricultural exporters have faced lower profitability or entire losses. More South Africa is…
Heterogeneous effects of real effective exchange rates on agricultural exports
Background: Enhancing South Africa-Southern African Development Community (SADC) intra-regional trade can strengthen economic connections, foster shared growth, and lessen reliance on external market shocks.Aim: The study aimed to determine the…
A Review of Investment, Industrial and Trade Policies of Nepal
This policy paper critically examines the evolution, effectiveness, and shortcomings of Nepal’s investment, industrial, and trade policies over the past nine decades. Despite various reforms and liberalization efforts, Nepal has failed to attract…
Impact of Trade Openness and Exchange Rate Volatility on South Africa’s Industrial Growth: Assessment Using ARDL and SVAR Models
This paper explores the impact of trade openness and exchange rate volatility on South Africa’s industrial growth from 1980 to 2024 through a hybrid econometric framework combining Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) and Structural Vector…
Do real exchange rate changes matter for industrial policy in emerging markets?
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of real exchange rate (RER) changes on the growth rate of the agriculture, industrial, services, and extractive sectors. To this end, a panel autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model, for 19…
Real exchange rate changes and employment in emerging economies: Sectorial analysis
This study attempts to assess the reaction of sectorial employment shares to real exchange rate (RER) changes in 19 emerging economies over the period 1992–2020. To this end, a panel autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model was used. First, our…
La política comercial de Donald Trump busca en el pasado respuestas a sus problemas actuales
En este trabajo analizo los efectos de la política proteccionista de Donald Trump en el sistema multilateral de comercio basado en reglas.